submajority
submajority · submajorities
A group that makes up less than a majority, but may form a majority by allying itself…A group that makes up less than a majority, but may form a majority by allying itself with others.
Meaning
1 sensesA group that makes up less than a majority, but may form a majority by allying itself with others.
Origin
From sub- + majority.From sub- + majority.
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Forms
plural: submajorities| Singular | submajority |
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regular
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.